Highways England Drives Claim Costs Up
11/2019 – Highways England Drives Claim Costs Up Whilst we understand the feedback from the NSoRC is being considered, it appears Highways England’s management has decided upon a different, aggressive,…
Kier Charging for Costs Not Incurred
In some Highways England Areas, if the repair cost following Damage to Crown Property (DCP) is: over £10,000, Highways England is billed by Kier and it is the Authority who…
Highways England’s Permission To Appeal REFUSED
It is troubling to have someone deem a FoIA request ‘vexatious’ but this is the approach Highways England adopted when I sought Damage to Crown Property (DCP) rates in 2017. …
Smart motorways are “too complicated for people to use”
The old story… you make something idiot-proof and … they invent a better idiot? The same day Nottinghamshire Live called on the Government to stop building any more smart motorways…
Lorries Can’t Limbo
It is October – expect more bridge strikes! ‘There are an average of five bridge strikes a day in Britain. This figure almost doubles in October – an annual peak’…
Dumb Motorways?
‘The purpose of building a shoulder is that in the event of an emergency or breakdown, a motorist can pull into the shoulder to get out of the flow of…
Highways England Mislead … again
Highway England state none of their ASC (contracts) has a schedule of defined costs. 8/04/2019 A FoIA request @ WDTK received the reply: As none of the ASCs contain schedules of…
BBMM Wanting Their Cake & to Eat It
2012 to 2019 BBMM Area 10 claims saw the contractor use CECA rates when billing Third Parties (drivers, fleets, hauliers & insurers) on claims under £10,000 but ‘mates rates’ (far…
£250+ per Hour to Attend an Emergency!
Is it any wonder Kier Highway’s charges are the subject of attention and audit? If your vehicle damages a barrier the bill is likely to be under £10,000 and this…